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      The trip to the grave had been pretty serene, even the ceremony and the little gathering they did in the cemetery. The elders still cry, Mrs. Lee and some of her husband’s siblings were teary, and Donghae and Yoona were exceptionally quiet. Hyukjae was silent the entire time too, but she didn’t left Donghae’s side. They spent the entire morning on the cemetery and decided to drive back when it was time for lunch.   By the time they were back on the ancestral house, the mood improved. After all, as what Mrs. Lee reminded them, her husband never liked it when they’re sad, so they should be happy because Mr. Lee sure was wherever he was right now.  They were eating their lunch when one of the uncles came up with the idea of hitting the beach, since it would be a long while till they would be complete again and the beach was just a forty-minute drive anyway. The kids cheered in an instant, chanting ‘beach, beach, beach’, as they finished their meal and ran to pack their things. Yoona helped clean the dishes, Kibum offering his help too and Hyukjae sniggered at Yoona but shut up when the girl pointed at her brother. Making a face, Hyukjae walked to her shared room with Yoona and prepare her things.   Beach. She guessed it would be fun.     *   Well, not really.   “What are you guys doing here?”,Donghae asked, obviously annoyed and Hyukjae could only stare.   A stunning lady in her peach, lacy dress and straw hat, with her blond locks going with the direction of the wind, took off her sunglasses and flaunted off her winning smile. “Oh what a surprise! The scholar club decided it will be fun to take a vacation and woah! Small world!”,Heechul beamed, waving to Hyukjae and Yoona. Donghae snorted. “Yes, like of all the places, you actually thought of Mokpo. Mokpo.”,Donghae stressed out but Heechul totally ignored him. “Well, we love this side of the country.”, she answered, crossing her arms over her chest as she wandered her eyes around. “And you really have to bring them.” “What?! I told you it’s the Lee Scholastic Club trip! Can you stop being Donghae just this once?”,Heechul exclaimed, never did she really had the patience for this. She pushed pass Donghae, pinched Hyukjae’s cheek as a greeting and walked straight to Yoona.   Mr. Han Kyung, the scholar club’s adviser, and Heechul’s boyfriend, smiled at Donghae as he followed his lover, a cooler being carried on his shoulder. Onew emerged from the RV the club brought, waving enthusiastically when he saw Hyukjae and Yoona, then running immediately to Heechul when the girl demanded for the umbrella he’s holding. The freshmen, Jinyoung and Gongchan were present too, bringing the chairs, mats, picnic baskets and other stuff that were obviously all Heechul’s.   “Did you..”, Donghae started as he eyed Hyukjae and the girl shook her head strongly, telling him that she wasn’t the one who called Heechul and her army alright. Donghae figured it out who later on, as she watched Heechul engaging in a deep conversation with Yoona. He didn’t even noticed Hyukjae blushing to her roots (since Yoona had obviously passed the news to Queen HeeHee) when he heard a voice.   That voice.   “Yo!”   Both Hyukjae and Donghae turned around and found a grinning, handsome devil with his brown, curly hair and signature smirk.   “Nice to see you.”     *   “Seriously, what are you guys doing here?” “Donghae! Don’t talk like that to your professor’s wife!”   The brunette pouted, as he didn’t bother to feign his annoyance, as he murmured that Heechul’s not Mr. Han’s wife (yet) as the woman smiled oh so sweetly at Mrs. Lee, taking the food she was offering. Upon knowing that they were acquaintance with the newcomers, Mrs. Lee and the rest of Donghae’s family heartily invited them to join their circle. Donghae was very much against it of course, but it’s as if he could actually go against his mother’s words. Sulking and all, the fish stomped his way back to the table he shared with Hyukjae, but the sight that awaited for him wasn’t exactly the view he’s expecting.   “Hyukkie, I miss you~~”, the irritating as hell Kyuhyun squeezed her in a hug, Hyukjae struggling to push his face off of hers. “Aish, Kyuhyun, ah!—ya! Cut it out!”, she yelped as she had successfully shoved the other. “Donghae’s relatives are watching!”, she hissed, getting all too conscious all of a sudden. Really, these are her future in-laws; she should make a good impression.   Lol. Nice try, Hyukjae. A girl- boy, boy in a girl’s body, girl in a boy’s heart- whatever she was – can dream.   Kyuhyun didn’t even care if he was actually pouting, which was something because Cho Kyuhyun doesn’t pout, unless he’s being cute, which he was as of the moment so..okay. He then grinned, a little too cheeky for